Apple Store Down for Updates, MacBook Pro Refresh Specs Leaked?

MacRumors · 07:16 AM

Apple's online stores around the world are currently down for maintenance, and it is widely believed that the company is rolling out updated MacBook Pro models.

AppleInsider reports that it has received last-minute information from a source that has proved reliable in the past showing model numbers and partial descriptions for six new MacBook Pro models spanning all three existing sizes. According to the report, the base configuration models will utilize processors ranging from 2.4 GHz to 2.66 GHz, with 4 GB of RAM standard across the board.

The processor speeds included in the report suggest that Apple may be using Intel's new Core i5-520M (2.4 GHz), i5-540M (2.53 GHz) and i7-620M (2.66 GHz). Those chips were introduced in January had been rumored last month to be in short supply as Intel struggled to meet demand.

Sources for today's report have also indicated that Apple may be using three different screen types on the new MacBook Pro models, although no detail is provided beyond their descriptions of Glossy, High Resolution Glossy, and High Resolution Glossy with Anti-Glare. Finally, a source has indicated that Apple may offer solid-state drives of up to 512 GB with the update, up from a maximum of 256 GB in current models.

Article Link: Apple Store Down for Updates, MacBook Pro Refresh Specs Leaked?

MorphingDragon · Apr 13, 2010, 06:22 AM

iX, Core2 or Turion II mentioned by any chance?

SteveSparks · Apr 13, 2010, 06:22 AM

Would that mean a 13" have an i7?

spiritonline · Apr 13, 2010, 06:22 AM

I was just trying to post this ! (made an account especially for it) but I quess you beat me to it.

cluthz · Apr 13, 2010, 06:24 AM

Seems like there are dual cores and not quads on the high end.
The real question now is what they have done with the graphics

iMJustAGuy · Apr 13, 2010, 06:24 AM

hell yeah!

2992 · Apr 13, 2010, 06:25 AM

wOOw, easy guys...

ChoMomma · Apr 13, 2010, 06:25 AM

finally! (I think everyone can go have a good cry now)

Would be funny if they introduced an updated

TV today.. and no computer related updates... well not funny so much.

Eye4Desyn · Apr 13, 2010, 06:25 AM

Hopefully this update will include firm ship dates for the iPad 3G, but I'm sure it's really the update for the MBPs.

RyoohkiCuttie · Apr 13, 2010, 06:25 AM

Glad macrumors decided to join in on this big event...We've all only known about for what...an hour now!

Come on MBP!!! Wooo!!!!

rhett7660 · Apr 13, 2010, 06:25 AM

I was checking out prices and the store went down... Don't know what it means but it isn't sunday which is the usual server downtime....

Plasmastrike · Apr 13, 2010, 06:26 AM

Interesting.

I see "SD" after all of them except the 17. Does SD stand for SuperDrive? If so, it seems our 17 has lost its optical drive, and I'd be way more than okay with that!

Matthew. · Apr 13, 2010, 06:27 AM

Apple Store Down for Updates, MacBook Pro Refresh Specs Leaked?

moonlit28 · Apr 13, 2010, 06:27 AM

that will be great....quad cpu on 13 MBP....

andymodem · Apr 13, 2010, 06:27 AM

Ahhhhh, my consumerist muscle is itching now. Must. Resist. Temptation.

homsar · Apr 13, 2010, 06:28 AM

Maximum SSD size of 256MB? ORLY? I fit 64x more than that on my postage-stamp-sized SD card...

Dataquest · Apr 13, 2010, 06:30 AM

You beat me to it, and I agree with you.

amac4me · Apr 13, 2010, 06:30 AM

These updates are long overdue! Looking forward to replacing my current MBP

Keiichi · Apr 13, 2010, 06:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MacRumors

[...] Finally, a source has indicated that Apple may offer solid-state drives of up to 512 GB with the update, up from a maximum of 256 MB in current models. [...]

... up from a maximum of 256 GB ... i guess

I mean SL has a small footprint on the HDD, but 256 MB ...

Hawke · Apr 13, 2010, 06:30 AM

Oh... this is so exciting

DaxMuzik · Apr 13, 2010, 06:30 AM

forgive me for my lack of knowledge on this, but the way they explained it in the post, it appears that the 15" would have the i7 and the higher 2.66Ghz than the 17", am I reading it wrong and since when have you been able to configure a 15" to be more powerful than a 17"?

I've had a 17" late 2007 MBPro since October 2007 and CAN'T go down to 15" now that I've had a 17" but with my high end audio / video work, I want the most powerful workhorse I can get my hands on and that BETTER be a 17"! Maybe I'll just wait to see how they REALLY pan out on Apple's site before I get all worried.

Benito · Apr 13, 2010, 06:30 AM

We will know the answer to all the questions in a little while now.

*LTD* · Apr 13, 2010, 06:30 AM

Apple should just throw in the A4 and be done with it.

tdream · Apr 13, 2010, 06:30 AM

i7 13 inch MacBook pro= sweeeeet!

Hoepfully there will be graphic card improvements too. Nvidia optimus fast switching with G310 or higher. Then I will buy that.

adztaylor · Apr 13, 2010, 06:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by homsar

Maximum SSD size of 256MB? ORLY? I fit 64x more than that on my postage-stamp-sized SD card...

YARLY

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MacRumors macrumors bot Join Date: Apr 2001	Apple Store Down for Updates, MacBook Pro Refresh Specs Leaked? Apple's online stores around the world are currently down for maintenance, and it is widely believed that the company is rolling out updated MacBook Pro models. AppleInsider reports that it has received last-minute information from a source that has proved reliable in the past showing model numbers and partial descriptions for six new MacBook Pro models spanning all three existing sizes. According to the report, the base configuration models will utilize processors ranging from 2.4 GHz to 2.66 GHz, with 4 GB of RAM standard across the board. The processor speeds included in the report suggest that Apple may be using Intel's new Core i5-520M (2.4 GHz), i5-540M (2.53 GHz) and i7-620M (2.66 GHz). Those chips were introduced in January had been rumored last month to be in short supply as Intel struggled to meet demand. Sources for today's report have also indicated that Apple may be using three different screen types on the new MacBook Pro models, although no detail is provided beyond their descriptions of Glossy, High Resolution Glossy, and High Resolution Glossy with Anti-Glare. Finally, a source has indicated that Apple may offer solid-state drives of up to 512 GB with the update, up from a maximum of 256 GB in current models. Article Link: Apple Store Down for Updates, MacBook Pro Refresh Specs Leaked? Last edited by WildCowboy; Apr 13, 2010 at 07:16 AM.
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spiritonline macrumors newbie Join Date: Apr 2010	I was just trying to post this ! (made an account especially for it) but I quess you beat me to it.
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Apr 13, 2010, 06:24 AM	#6
iMJustAGuy Banned Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Beach, FL	hell yeah!
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Apr 13, 2010, 06:25 AM	#8
ChoMomma macrumors 6502 Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: way too far from a Jack in the Box... or In N Out..	finally! (I think everyone can go have a good cry now) Would be funny if they introduced an updated TV today.. and no computer related updates... well not funny so much. __________________ -- iMac 24" 2.8ghz/4GB/500/superdrive & 17" MPB 2.5ghz/4GB/250/
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Eye4Desyn macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: U, S, and A	Apple online store currently offline Hopefully this update will include firm ship dates for the iPad 3G, but I'm sure it's really the update for the MBPs. __________________ Yep, I've got some stuff - some small, some large, and some things in between
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Apr 13, 2010, 06:25 AM	#10
RyoohkiCuttie macrumors newbie Join Date: Apr 2010	Glad macrumors decided to join in on this big event...We've all only known about for what...an hour now! Come on MBP!!! Wooo!!!!
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rhett7660 macrumors 604 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Sunny, Southern California	Apple Store USA is down I was checking out prices and the store went down... Don't know what it means but it isn't sunday which is the usual server downtime.... __________________ "It's quite an experience to hold the hand of someone as they move from living to dead." "Times are looking grim these days, holding on to everything, it's hard to draw the line"
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Apr 13, 2010, 06:26 AM	#12
Plasmastrike macrumors newbie Join Date: Nov 2009	Interesting. I see "SD" after all of them except the 17. Does SD stand for SuperDrive? If so, it seems our 17 has lost its optical drive, and I'd be way more than okay with that!
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Apr 13, 2010, 06:27 AM	#13
Matthew. macrumors regular Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Brighton, UK	Apple Store Down for Updates, MacBook Pro Refresh Specs Leaked?
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Apr 13, 2010, 06:27 AM	#14
moonlit28 macrumors newbie Join Date: Apr 2009	i7 on 13"??? that will be great....quad cpu on 13 MBP....
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homsar macrumors member Join Date: Oct 2009	Maximum SSD size of 256MB? ORLY? I fit 64x more than that on my postage-stamp-sized SD card...
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Dataquest macrumors member Join Date: Jun 2007	You beat me to it, and I agree with you.
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Apr 13, 2010, 06:30 AM	#20
Hawke macrumors regular Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Dublin, Ireland	Oh... this is so exciting
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Apr 13, 2010, 06:30 AM	#21
DaxMuzik macrumors newbie Join Date: Mar 2010	forgive me for my lack of knowledge on this, but the way they explained it in the post, it appears that the 15" would have the i7 and the higher 2.66Ghz than the 17", am I reading it wrong and since when have you been able to configure a 15" to be more powerful than a 17"? I've had a 17" late 2007 MBPro since October 2007 and CAN'T go down to 15" now that I've had a 17" but with my high end audio / video work, I want the most powerful workhorse I can get my hands on and that BETTER be a 17"! Maybe I'll just wait to see how they REALLY pan out on Apple's site before I get all worried.
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Benito macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Toronto, Canada	We will know the answer to all the questions in a little while now.
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LTD Banned Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Canada	Apple should just throw in the A4 and be done with it.
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tdream macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jan 2009	i7 13 inch MacBook pro= sweeeeet! Hoepfully there will be graphic card improvements too. Nvidia optimus fast switching with G310 or higher. Then I will buy that. __________________ Macbook Pro 2.26 4G 32GB 3G 16GB iTouch 1G 32GB Mini 1.6 iPad 3 64GB i7 920 / 580GTX / S27A950D / 3007WFP / SGS3 / Samsung Galaxy Note 2
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